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  2. Harry Houdini - Wikipedia

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    Erik Weisz was born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary to a Jewish family. [5] [6] His parents were Rabbi Mayer Sámuel Weisz (1829–1892) and Cecília Steiner (1841–1913).). Houdini was one of seven children: Herman M. (1863–1885), who was Houdini's half-brother by Rabbi Weisz's first marriage; Nathan J. (1870–1927); Gottfried William (1872–1925); Theodore (1876–1945); [7] Leopold D ...

  3. Erich Weise - Wikipedia

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    Erich Weise (4 September 1895 – 10 April 1972) [1] was a German historian and archivist. During World War II , as a member of the Nazi Party , he administered Polish archives captured by Nazi Germany .

  4. Houdini (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    Release. September 1. (2014-09-01) –. September 2, 2014. (2014-09-02) Houdini is a two-part, four-hour History Channel miniseries written by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Uli Edel. It premiered on September 1, 2014. The series stars Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini and features the life of the legendary illusionist and escape artist from ...

  5. The tragic true story behind 'The Iron Claw,' Zac Efron's new ...

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    Now, the tragic story of the Von Erich family is coming back into the spotlight thanks to the upcoming sports drama "The Iron Claw." The A24 film, out Dec. 22, follows the unexpected tragedies and ...

  6. Richard Strauss - Wikipedia

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    Signature. Richard Georg Strauss (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor best known for his tone poems and operas. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt. [1]

  7. Eric Weiss - Wikipedia

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    Eric Weiss was a field agent at the CIA. He is a friend of most of the people at the CIA and often gives advice to the other characters, as an outside observer to all of the personal goings-on at the CIA. Weiss has a wry and sarcastic sense of humor which often comes out in his observations.

  8. Expressionist architecture - Wikipedia

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    Expressionist architecture was individualistic and in many ways eschewed aesthetic dogma, [6] but it is still useful to develop some criteria which defines it. Though containing a great variety and differentiation, many points can be found as recurring in works of Expressionist architecture, and are evident in some degree in each of its works:

  9. Eric Weinstein - Wikipedia

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    Known for. Intellectual dark web. Spouse. Pia Malaney [1] Relatives. Bret Weinstein (brother) Eric Ross Weinstein (/ ˈwaɪnstaɪn /; born October 26, 1965 [2]) is an American investor and financial executive. As of 2021, he was managing director for the American venture capital firm Thiel Capital. [3]